Tour
John Currin
Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 6pm
Gagosian, Hong Kong
In the interest of public health, this event has been canceled.
Join Gagosian for a tour of John Currin’s first solo exhibition in Asia, currently on view at Gagosian, Hong Kong. The exhibition presents a new series of portraits by Currin featuring his most beloved subject: women. Gagosian director Nick Simunovic will examine the genre of female portraiture in Currin’s oeuvre and explore how the artist channels his prodigious painterly skills into idealized yet perverse images that both charm and challenge. To attend the free event, RSVP to hktours@gagosian.com. Space is limited.
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John Currin, Shelley, 2019 © John Currin. Photo: Rob McKeever
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Bookmarc, New York
www.marcjacobs.com
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John Currin
Brett Littman
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New York Studio School
nyss.org
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John Currin, Untitled, 1995 © John Currin
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National Arts Club, New York
www.nationalartsclub.org
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John Currin: Men (New York: Gagosian, 2019)
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